Atom (text editor)

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Atom

Getting Started

Installation

Reference

Ubuntu

wget -qO - https://packagecloud.io/AtomEditor/atom/gpgkey | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://packagecloud.io/AtomEditor/atom/any/ any main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/atom.list'
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install atom

Languages

Latex

apm install latex language-latex pdf-view

latex - for compiling latex (requires TeX Live on the system)
language-latex - for latex syntax highlighting
pdf-view - for viewing the compiled PDFs

Julia

JavaScript

apm install linter linter-jshint

Keybindings

You can create custom keybindings by editing the keymap.cson file.
This can be found at C:\Users\[username]\.atom\keymap.cson

My Keybindings

# Your keymap
#
# Atom keymaps work similarly to style sheets. Just as style sheets use
# selectors to apply styles to elements, Atom keymaps use selectors to associate
# keystrokes with events in specific contexts. Unlike style sheets however,
# each selector can only be declared once.
#
# You can create a new keybinding in this file by typing "key" and then hitting
# tab.
#
# Here's an example taken from Atom's built-in keymap:
#
# 'atom-text-editor':
#   'enter': 'editor:newline'
#
# 'atom-workspace':
#   'ctrl-shift-p': 'core:move-up'
#   'ctrl-p': 'core:move-down'
#
# You can find more information about keymaps in these guides:
# * http://flight-manual.atom.io/using-atom/sections/basic-customization/#customizing-keybindings
# * http://flight-manual.atom.io/behind-atom/sections/keymaps-in-depth/
#
# If you're having trouble with your keybindings not working, try the
# Keybinding Resolver: `Cmd+.` on macOS and `Ctrl+.` on other platforms. See the
# Debugging Guide for more information:
# * http://flight-manual.atom.io/hacking-atom/sections/debugging/#check-the-keybindings
#
# This file uses CoffeeScript Object Notation (CSON).
# If you are unfamiliar with CSON, you can read more about it in the
# Atom Flight Manual:
# http://flight-manual.atom.io/using-atom/sections/basic-customization/#configuring-with-cson

'atom-text-editor':
  'ctrl-t': 'latex:build'
  'ctrl-alt-b': 'atom-beautify:beautify-editor'

Useful Packages

atom-ternjs

Provides documentation and autocomplete functionality for JavaScript (ES5+)